Who cares about that tournament? It is a sham. Last year, it only had two decent teams (albeit the 2 best in the US). The rest of the field was terrible.
With the exception of the TV angle, it is basically like the [lacrosse]'s tournament - a faraway tournament with 2-3 really good teams and the rest are garbage. That's a lot to make parents pay just so that they can brag in the carpool line that their son was on TV.
If the tournament was held on the East Coast and you could get the best teams from the tri-state are and mid-atlantic, it would be a much different story.
Competition was not as strong as it could have been, but the experience was incredible. Sometimes life is not all about being among the best, but the overall experience. I think the competition will continue to get stronger. I think it is great that it is aged based. It allows kids to compete with their peers, and not with their older brother's peers.
